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MAORI ART MARKet, held in Porirua City in the Wellington region, is New Zealand's largest collection and sale of contemporary Māori art, with a wide representation of art forms including carving, sculpture, glass, painting, weaving, pounamu (jade) and jewellery.

Paraparaumu

Mount Bruce

Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre - A new walking track at Pukaha Mount Bruce means locals and visitors can for the first time explore the largest remnant of the Wairarapa forest. The 1.7 kilometer walking track, Te Arapiki O Tawhaki, is designed to open up the native bush area above the visitor center and takes two hours to walk.Tawhaki is said to dwell in the skies as a god of lightning and thunder. According to the legend Tawhaki ascended to the heavens via what is known in Maori astronomy as Te Arapiki O Tawhaki; The Stairway of Tawhaki. These stars can be seen during June and July by looking to the eastern horizon before dawn. The Mt Bruce lookout affords an outstanding view.Pukaha Mt Bruce is well established as New Zealand’s National Wildlife Centre for conservation of some of New Zealand’s most endangered species. Pukaha Mount Bruce is located on State highway 2, 30 kilometers north of Masterton and 10 kilometers south of Eketahuna on State Highway 2.

Carter Observatoryis located in Wellington's beautiful Botanic Gardens at the top of the Cable Car. Carter is open 7 days a week from 10am until 5pm, with late night stargazing every Tuesday and Saturday (weather-permitting!).@Carter_Observ

Zealandia

Recommended Listening

Should exotic trees be replaced by natives? - Paul Andrews is the Wellington City Council Manager Parks, Sport and Recreation and Phillip Simpson is a botanist, who spent 20 years working for the Department of Conservation, and who specialises in ecological restoration.

Here's the big idea: New Zealand has a huge diaspora - nearly one fifth of Kiwis live overseas. While people complain that so many people leave, our diaspora represent a huge opportunity - a ready-built community of friends and colleagues who are connected to Wellington in some way. These friends and colleagues are often keen to stay connected to their Kiwi (and Wellingtonian) identity, and are just as often willing to help connect overseas networks and resources back to Wellington.

History: Worldwide Wellington Week came out of an idea at a Wellington City Council workshop and further developed at the 2013 NetHui.

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Positively Wellington Tourism (PWT) is a council controlled organisation (CCO) responsible for marketing the coolest little capital in the world as a destination. We are a public-private partnership, funded through the Wellington City Council Downtown Levy and a variety of regional and commercial partnerships. In the past decade, PWT has overseen a growth of 46% in domestic commercial guest nights in the coolest little capital in the world and visitors now spend on average over $2600 per minute in the Wellington region. For a quick overview of what we do, watch The Numbers Are Up 2011 report on youtube.